Calling ALL Hudson Area Shakespeare lovers!!! 

What’s happening:

Open Air Shakespeare is hosting the 1st annual “Shakespeare Monologue Slam Competition!” With Cash Prizes for winners. Actors over 18 years old and actors under 18 years old are invited.

When: 

Sunday, August 2nd, 2026

What time: 

2:00pm 

Where: 

The Henry Hudson Riverfront Park in Hudson, NY (just a 2 minute walk from the Hudson Amtrak Station towards the river).

This Shakespeare Monologue Slam is unique. Yes, slam acting competition are common in New York and Los Angeles but few are specifically “Shakespeare” ONLY Monologues. Our goal is to cultivate a larger Shakespeare ensemble of actors in the Hudson area who LOVE acting Shakespeare, and also to grow an audience that LOVES watching Shakespeare’s works performed. 

See competition rules and registration details below;

Competition categories:

Group #1 = Ages 17 and under (COMIC or DRAMATIC Monologue)

Group #2 = Ages 18 and over - a COMIC Monologue.

Group #3 = Ages 18 and over - a DRAMATIC Monologue

We will have 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Winners in each group at the following PRIZE MONEY levels

 

1st Place $200

2nd Place $100

3rd Place $50

To ENTER:

- Visit our website for more information about the Slam and/or about OAS. 

- Fill out the needed information on our contact page.

- We will email you back directly with a time slot to perform on the afternoon of August 2nd, starting after the short 2:00 pm children’s theatre performance that is in conjunction with the Hudson Youth Center.

The Basic RULES:

- Monologues must be under 3-MINUTES long.

- You pick the play, the character, and the monologue (go for its - it’s a chance to play the role you’ve always dreamed of portraying).

- It can be a COMIC or DRAMATIC Shakespeare monologue.

- Only plays or Sonnets by William Shakespeare qualify. 

- Come in COSTUME if you like, but it's not required.

Visit our website to register for the Monologue Slam and/or if you have any other questions:

https://www.openairshakespeare.org/about-1